And asks for sanctions against their organizers.
The Central Election Commission declares the inadmissibility of holding so-called referendums in the temporarily seized territories of Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Luhansk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. “All attempts by the Russian Federation to gain control over part of the territory of Ukraine are a gross violation of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” , the message says.
The CEC approved the statement and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey its text to foreign countries and international organizations. Ukraine calls on partners:
- to condemn the attempts of the Russian Federation to hold pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine;
- not to participate in and not to contribute to their organization and holding in any form;
- not to recognize any results of such “popular expressions of will” ;
- apply sanctions against citizens of the Russian Federation involved in the preparation and holding of pseudo referenda;
- increase political and diplomatic pressure on the Russian Federation and send it clear signals about the inevitability of the consequences for another attempt to seize Ukrainian territories.
The Commission also appealed to the Security Service of Ukraine and the Security Intelligence Service for an operational investigation to prevent the organization and holding of illegal referendums . The Commission urges all Ukrainians under occupation not to participate in pseudo referenda.
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The occupiers plan to hold “referendums” on September 11, synchronizing them with the single voting day in the Russian Federation. Local collaborators have repeatedly stated that pseudo-referendums will be held in the fall.
In the Kherson region, they continue to prepare the groundwork for a pseudo-referendum on possible accession to Russia. In particular, for this, the occupiers conduct a fake “social survey” in the temporarily captured territories of the region.
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